El Salvador — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1939–2025 · 81 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

El Salvador's central government expenditure reading was 25.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 23.9% of GDP in 2024 was +1.32 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 22.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2009–2025

PeriodValue
202525.3 % of GDP
202423.9 % of GDP
202321.7 % of GDP
202222.7 % of GDP
202124.9 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2009
202029.2 % of GDP
201920.3 % of GDP
201820.3 % of GDP
201719.8 % of GDP
201618.3 % of GDP
201518.2 % of GDP
201418.1 % of GDP
201320.4 % of GDP
201218.4 % of GDP
201120.3 % of GDP
201019.6 % of GDP
200921.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.